At an Early Modern Banquet: Marchpane in Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595)
By Gašper Jakovac Both Petrarch and Romeo enter the labyrinth of love fiercely, suddenly, and in a very particular place and point in time. The juxtaposition of their encounters is, however, characterized by stark discrepancies. Whereas the former meets his beloved for the first time in the Church of St. Claire in Avignon, on ‘the day the sun’s ray had turned pale / with pity … Continue reading At an Early Modern Banquet: Marchpane in Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595)